diff --git a/aclocal.m4 b/aclocal.m4
index 5325821f9a..5822270c8b 100644
--- a/aclocal.m4
+++ b/aclocal.m4
@@ -1106,7 +1106,7 @@ AC_DEFUN([SAH_HEADER_STDCXX],[
 #
 # Revision Log:
 # $Log$
-# Revision 1.146  2004/09/13 22:58:46  boincadm
+# Revision 1.147  2004/09/21 21:56:04  lana
 # *** empty log message ***
 #
 # Revision 1.1  2003/12/11 18:38:24  korpela
diff --git a/checkin_notes b/checkin_notes
index e24c98c0b3..0c822bad61 100755
--- a/checkin_notes
+++ b/checkin_notes
@@ -17529,10 +17529,3 @@ David  21 Sept 2004
         handle_request.C
         sched_send.C
 
-Lana  21 Sept 2004
-    - fixed opening of the ops page
-
-    html/
-        inc/
-           db.inc
-           util.inc
diff --git a/html/inc/db.inc b/html/inc/db.inc
index 435b1fc772..df36e3fec3 100644
--- a/html/inc/db.inc
+++ b/html/inc/db.inc
@@ -25,6 +25,16 @@ function db_init_aux() {
     return 0;
 }
 
+function lookup_user_auth($auth) {
+    $result = mysql_query("select * from user where authenticator='$auth'");
+    if ($result) {
+        $user = mysql_fetch_object($result);
+        mysql_free_result($result);
+        return $user;
+    }
+    return null;
+}
+
 function lookup_user_id($id) {
     $result = mysql_query("select * from user where id=$id");
     if ($result) {
diff --git a/html/inc/util.inc b/html/inc/util.inc
index da1be58a96..253736cd77 100644
--- a/html/inc/util.inc
+++ b/html/inc/util.inc
@@ -4,6 +4,24 @@ require_once("../project/project.inc");
 require_once("../inc/countries.inc");
 require_once("../inc/db.inc");
 
+function db_init() {
+    if (project_is_stopped()) {
+        echo "Project is shut down for maintenance - please try again later\n";
+        exit();
+    }
+    $retval = db_init_aux();
+    if ($retval == 1) {
+        echo "Unable to connect to database - please try again later\n";
+		echo "Error: ", mysql_errno(), mysql_error();
+        exit();
+    }
+    if ($retval == 2) {
+        echo "Unable to select database - please try again later";
+		echo mysql_error();
+        exit();
+    }
+}
+
 // Sends the authenticator to the given email address
 //
 function send_auth_email($email_addr, $auth) {